chased leader, every chance over 1f out, no chance with winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish
held up in rear but in touch, good headway between horses well over 1f out, led 1f out, soon ridden well clear, very easily
chased leading pair, effort on inside to press leaders over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led until headed and weakened 1f out, eased
chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, rallied to 2nd last stride, no chance with very easy winner
raced wide, headway on outside to chase leaders halfway, wide and weakened well over 1f out
DEVER DREAM has got in very lightly here and rates the best bet on the card; Mary's Pet can beat Katy's Secret in the battle for second. The case for our selection is a relatively simple one; she's a well bred individual from a top yard and won a fair looking maiden in taking style last time. The second placed horse that day is rated 73, so it really is a surprise to see this daughter of Medicean allotted a mark of just 75 ahead of her handicap debut especially as she travelled supremely well and was well on top at the close. Mary's Pet is 6lbs higher than when getting off the mark on her penultimate start but looks capable of taking a race of this sort of mark at some stage. She will be suited by stepping back down to six furlongs and if there is to be an upset she may provide it. Katy's Secret has raced exclusively at this trip and did well to score at Southwell last time. She took third in a reasonable maiden on her sole try here but was beaten some distance and on balance needs to improve to win this. Caramelita has only been outside the first three in four of her 13 starts and wasn't beaten far into second last time, so John Jenkins' charge has to be considered despite having been bumped up 2lbs in defeat. Bellini Rose did well to get up over five furlongs here on her debut before disappointing in a novice event. This is easier and she's shown that she can go well fresh, but a mark of 73 may prove to be a little harsh in the fullness of time. One horse stands out above the rest here with Dever Dream a confident selection.
Faited To Pretend (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Held up in rear and pulled hard, never dangerous, 9th of 10, 16l behind Avenuesnalleyways (8-13) at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Apr.
Dever Dream 7-4fav (8-12) Held up in touch, tracked leaders 2f out, led inside final furlong, soon under pressure, held on well towards finish, won at Leicester 6f 3yo mdn (5) gf in May beating Vanilla Rum (9-3) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Caramelita 9-2 (9-3) Awkward start, soon in touch, ridden to lead approaching 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Catherines Call (9-6) at Folkestone 6f fll hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Boragh Jamal (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, took keen hold, soon in touch, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 12l behind Sweet Pilgrim (8-12) at Chepstow 6f fll hcp (5) gd in May.
Mrs Boss 10-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, led over 4f out, headed over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 6l behind Thrust Control (8-13) at Salisbury 7f 3yo clm (5) gf in May.
Katy's Secret 9-4fav (8-7) Chased leaders, went 2nd well over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on under pressure to lead narrowly well inside final furlong, just held on, won at Southwell 6f 3yo sell stks (6) fbs in May beating Clear Ice (9-3) by hd, 6 ran.
Bellini Rose (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Disputed 2nd, raced keenly, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 4, 8l behind Sahara Kingdom (9-5) at Lingfield 7f 2yo nov stks (4) pol in Nov.
Mary's Pet 4-1 (8-12) Took keen hold, held up, headway on outside well over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Kingston Acacia (8-10) at Lingfield 7f fll hcp (5) pol in Apr.
